Man allegedly attempts to flee cops by swimming across Yarra River

A 45-year-old from Melton allegedly fled a vehicle and swam across the Yarra River, where he was arrested. Footage by Victoria Police

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00:0035, two occupants out of the vehicle, on foot, River Street, south of the Victoria Gardens development. Boat.

00:1035, on the footpath that goes along the river.

00:15Police 35, male occupant now in the river, in the river, swimming.

00:23Row 750, eight years ago you have Victoria Street and go over the bridge.

00:3035, stop.

00:33Correctly across there, yep.

00:53Two occupants out of the line.

01:06Toward.

01:073, 100, 9, 12.

01:09G exhausting us.

01:11The job will have to get better.

01:14How can you run would be introduced to a couple of kilometers?

01:16Maybe if you run around the pad, you want the support, Dokka Franklin?